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PA progressive; senior, no bs. Not giving in to the Deplorables & Degenerates.
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The Trump Administration's latest rationale for killing striken seamen was that they knew that two men had survived the initial strike but that they "needed to sink the vessel" so they fired again.

That is the EXACT same defense Heinz-Wilhelm Eck used after WWII. He was found guilty and executed.
Pentagon knew boat attack left survivors but still launched a follow-on strike, AP sources say
The Pentagon knew there were survivors after a September attack on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean Sea and the U.S. military still carried out a follow-up strike.
www.seattletimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:56 AM
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Russia sends stolen Ukrainian children to North Korea to become militarized.
December 4, 2025 at 6:55 AM
The irony.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/03/p...
Trump’s name has been installed on building and signage around the US Institute of Peace (USIP) – an independent agency that the administration gutted earlier this year.

Federal judge has already ruled that the government’s armed takeover was illegal. Judgment is stayed.
US Institute of Peace renamed for Trump after his administration gutted it earlier this year | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump’s name has been installed on the building and signage around the US Institute of Peace (USIP) – an independent agency that the administration gutted earlier this year.
www.cnn.com
December 4, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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The constitution says only Congress can declare war.
December 3, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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Wealth inequality is eating this country alive. Concentrated wealth is already endangering our democracy. Wealth doesn’t just beget more wealth — it begets more power.

It’s a vicious cycle that destroys our economy and democracy at the same time.
December 3, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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Trump has commuted the prison sentence of former investment manager David Gentile, who was convicted of defrauding investors — the latest in a series of clemency actions Trump has taken in white-collar criminal cases.
Trump commutes prison sentence for former private equity executive David Gentile
President Donald Trump has commuted the prison sentence of a former investment manager convicted of defrauding investors.
apnews.com
December 1, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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Not even a year and they've committed war crimes, while Trump keeps freeing hardened criminals from prison.

Everyone who voted for this abomination is responsible.
December 1, 2025 at 5:40 AM
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December 3, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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It’s true that Trump is weak. Unfortunately the press who cover him are weaker.
December 2, 2025 at 9:12 PM
When it comes to low-life, there’s a neverending supply.
December 2, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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Two months ago I wrote about why my law firm is litigating 63 voting and election cases. Today it is 65 cases covering more than half the country. Eleven of them involve redistricting.

Where are the big law firms? Why isn't legacy media covering this? www.democracydocket.com/opinion/why-...
Why My Law Firm is Litigating 63 Voting Rights Cases
Read here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 1, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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Department of Defense Law of War Manual, Sec. 18.3.2.1 states the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders.

What’s its key example? Wait for it . . . It’s "orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
December 1, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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🇺🇦President Zelenskyy: Russia started this war and Russia is the only country that can stop this war.
December 1, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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Congratulations, Norm!!
BREAKING: We won! 3rd Circuit affirms illegality of Habba appointment

We @democracydefendersfund.org are honored to work on this case with the wonderful folks at Lowell & Associates, Gerald Krovatin & many others 👇
December 1, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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Reporter: You said that that second strike was in full accordance with the law of armed conflict but the Navy's own manual of law of war says that specifically firing on survivors from a wrecked vessel is an example of a war crime that's forbidden under U.S. Law and the law of armed conflict…
December 1, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Let it be.
In case you needed even more motivation to vote in the Midterm elections...

#AccountabilityIsComing
December 1, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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Kelly: He runs around on stage talking about lethality and the warrior ethos.. That’s not the message that should be coming from the Secretary of Defense… He runs around on a stage like he’s a 12 year old playing army. It’s embarrassing.
December 1, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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🚨BREAKING: Alina Habba, a former personal attorney to President Donald Trump, has been unlawfully serving as New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor for months, an appeals court panel unanimously ruled Monday. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Appeals Court Disqualifies former Trump Lawyer Alina Habba as New Jersey’s Top Federal Prosecutor
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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Reposting this everyday until Pete Hagueseth faces justice for his crimes against humanity.
Thou Shalt Not Murder Fishermen While Pardoning Drug Lords
This is evil.
www.thegodpodcast.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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Agree or disagree?
November 30, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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Trump doesn't have to be stopped. People just have to stop obeying him.

The people who obey him have to be stopped.
November 30, 2025 at 12:17 AM
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Alina Habba’s parents emigrated to the US from Iraq citing persecution.
November 30, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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Couldn’t have said it any better.
November 29, 2025 at 1:19 AM
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'It's murder. Period': George Conway warns Hegseth that Trump may not be able to save him
www.rawstory.com
'It's murder. Period': George Conway warns Hegseth that Trump may not be able to save him
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November 29, 2025 at 2:09 PM